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  "id": 885788,
  "title": "South Africa: Why Do Joburg's Taps Keep Running Dry?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/south-africa-why-do-joburgs-taps-keep-running-dry",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T15:33:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica",
    "slug": "allafrica",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202608140372.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[GroundUp] Poor management has caused frequent, prolonged water outages and left many families dependent on water tankers",
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        "outlet": "GroundUp",
        "title": "Why do Joburg’s taps keep running dry?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/why-do-joburgs-taps-keep-running-dry",
        "published": "2026-08-14T10:12:43.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}